Teaching Measurement without a Ruler

Question: My first-grader just started learning how to measure recently in math class. The teacher said that the students will not being using rulers this year. I am definitely puzzled about how he can learn to measure without using a ruler.– For Rulers

Answer: When people first measured objects, they used non-standard units of measure, such as the length of a king’s foot or the span of a person’s hand. When children measure all sorts of different things using non-standard units, they learn what measurement means. It is a meaningful way for them to learn this important concept. For example, your child could learn about measurement by counting the steps across his bedroom or the number of paper clips long a pencil is.